Legal Opinion
Industrial Representatives, Inc. v. Cp Clare Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 3, 1996No. 95-2555PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
CP Clare Corporation, a manufacturer of electrical components such as relays and surge arrestors, engaged Industrial Representatives, Inc. (IRI) in April 1991 to solicit orders for its products in Northern Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin. As its name implies, IRI touts the products of many firms; its sales staff offers a menu of goods, achieving economies of scale for manufacturers too small to support a dedicated sales staff. Successful manufacturers eventually reach that critical size, however, and may elect to change distribution channels. By fall 1994 CP Clare’s…
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